St. Petersburg automotive industry has grown by 23% in April

RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota factories, established in St. Petersburg, have manufactured 111,600 automobiles during the January-April period of 2017, which is equivalent to a 40% year-on-year rise.

Car production amounted to 29,500 units in April 2017, indicating a 23% increase in comparison with the same period of the previous year.

The share of St. Petersburg in Russian car production has reached 26.4% during the aforementioned period (up from last year’s 23.1%)

7 models manufactured in the city are amongst the top-25 most popular cars in Russia, according to January-April figures: KIA Rio (market number-one), Hyundai Solaris, Hyundai Creta (most popular SUV), Toyota RAV4, Toyota Camry, Nissan Qashqai and Nissan X-Trail.